| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Present Study | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Organizations of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| 2.1 A General Review of Lying | 第12-15页 |
| 2.1.1 An Introduction to Lying | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.2 The Definition of Lying | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.3 The Classification of Lying | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Relevant Studies about Lying | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2.1 Cooperative Principle and its Weakness | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Politeness Principle and its Weakness | 第16页 |
| 2.2.3 Information Manipulation Theory and its Weakness | 第16-18页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework | 第18-27页 |
| 3.1 An Introduction to Relevance Theory | 第18-19页 |
| 3.1.1 The Development of Relevance Theory | 第18-19页 |
| 3.1.2 Main Content of Relevance Theory | 第19页 |
| 3.2 Key Notions of Relevance Theory | 第19-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Cognitive Environment and Mutual Manifestness | 第20-21页 |
| 3.2.2 Context and Contextual Effect | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2.3 The Principle of Relevance | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2.4 Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第25-27页 |
| 4 Analysis of Lies from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第27-43页 |
| 4.1 Why do People Lie from the Perspective of Relevance Theory? | 第27-30页 |
| 4.1.1 The Intention of Lies | 第27-29页 |
| 4.1.2 The Informative Intention in Relevance Theory | 第29-30页 |
| 4.1.3 The Communicative Intention in Relevance Theory | 第30页 |
| 4.2 The Comprehension of Lying by Relevance Theory | 第30-43页 |
| 4.2.1 The Comprehension of Harmful Lies | 第31-33页 |
| 4.2.2 The Comprehension of White Lies | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.3 The Comprehension of Planned Lies | 第35-36页 |
| 4.2.4 The Comprehension of Unplanned Lies | 第36-39页 |
| 4.2.5 The Comprehension of Repeated Lies | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.6 The Comprehension of Single Lies | 第40-43页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第43页 |
| 5.2 Significance of the Study | 第43-44页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第44-45页 |
| References | 第45-47页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第47页 |
